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The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu
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The actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu

Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽, Japanese, active 1794-95 · 1794 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Credit lineThe actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) as the courtesan Katsuragi and Sawamura Sojuro III (L) as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu. 1794. Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽, Japanese, active 1794-95. The Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. CC0.
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